Unstable GeniusNo. 34Self

Pain of Purpose

We all carry a pain only we can heal. Learn how to listen to it, act on it, and transform that ache into purpose and the path to your true self.

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Pain of Purpose
No. 34Unstable Genius

A concept so universally familiar and elegant in its design that we are capable of understanding it on an emotional level, without experiencing the cause.

Its range and breadth are infinite. This is not physical pain. This is pain only you know.

It can end worlds. Or it can start them.

Pain of frustration. Of purpose. Of failure. Of regret. Of anger. Of hate. Of love. Of loss.

The person you are today was shaped, in part, by this pain you’ve experienced.

The one pain we are all guaranteed. The pain of purpose.

No matter who you are or what your background is you are born with this pain.

And the only thing that can cure it is…You!

01What Is Your Purpose?

We’re not going to ponder the existential nature of the question. We’re going to ponder the existential reason you exist.

You are here because you want to do something. Something you think about often. Daydream about often.

To create? To invent? To solve? To learn? To build? To start? To cure? Don’t make the mistake of thinking purpose is a one-way interaction. It’s not! Your existential reason is your purpose calling to you.

Achieve that reason and from there, it’s a hop, skip, and a jump to your purpose.

02Reflection Into Steps

You have named your pain.

You have felt your purpose calling.

Now it is time to take a step.

Start small. Set a time and date. Choose one tiny step.

Begin.

Maybe finding our purpose is how the universe finds its.

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